Any modern woman, even in fairly mature age, has in his everyday wardrobe denim jacket, since this is
Quite a stylish and practical thing. You can wear it both on a hike and to work. This - perfect clothes to visit a nightclub or disco. Previously, clothes made from this material were worn only by representatives of working professions, but modern models jackets look very fashionable. Representatives of all segments of the population wear them today, and no one wants to part with them. Unfortunately, over time, such a stylish favorite thing becomes outwardly unattractive, as a result of which you have to buy something in return. But you can give your old clothes a new life, for example, with the help of decoration. In this article we will tell you how to decorate a denim jacket yourself.
The most popular ways to decorate denim jackets
There are a lot of different elements with which you can decorate your jacket at home, without the help of an atelier. Some ideas come to mind for novice needlewomen right on the spot. Indeed, using your own imagination, you can come up with a lot interesting options transformation denim clothes, having lost its former presentable appearance. Now we will look at how to remake a denim jacket with your own hands using scrap materials:
- stripes;
- embroidery;
- lace;
- rhinestone;
- beads;
- paints;
- fur.
Method of patching and attaching
Decorating a jacket with your own hands is quite easy to do using various accessories, for example, spikes, beads or sequins. Beads will look original both on the top and bottom of the product, on pockets and collar. This, by the way, is the most quick way changing the jacket beyond recognition. In this case, a sense of proportion is not the main thing; you can sculpt as many details as your heart desires.
Important! This decor option is more preferred by fans of everything bright.
Materials for work are sold in any needlework salon:
- Using mother-of-pearl beads, you can decorate the entire jacket or just the collar.
- The rivets look great above the pockets.
- The shoulders are mainly decorated with rhinestones, thorns, and stones.
- An applique made of sequins or beads on your back will look simply gorgeous.
Application and insertion method
Do-it-yourself restoration of a denim jacket is often done by inserting various applications and fabrics. They are usually glued to the surface of products using special glue or sewn on top:
- Patches are an ideal insertion option, since you don’t have to cut it to decorate an item. Decorative patches are neon inserts, lace, collages from the remains of denim fabric.
- Lace can be used to decorate sleeves, pockets, back or collar. Moreover, the more chaotic the decor is, the more interesting the product will look. But remember that this option is already ideal in itself, so you should not complement it with beads, rhinestones or stripes.
Embroidery method
Do-it-yourself embroidery on a denim jacket looks quite stylish, original, and fresh. If you don’t like to do handicrafts, then you can ask your beloved grandmother for help or buy something with beautiful embroidery, which is easy to transfer to other clothes.
Painting method
If you are looking for an alternative to embroidery, then you will certainly like the ideas on how to decorate a jacket with the help of drawings. You can create using felt-tip pens or special acrylic paint. You can create a real work of art on fabric with your own hands.
To update the product with paints, you will also need an outline and special liquid for diluting paints. The contour is used to ensure that the paint lies evenly, in accordance with the intended pattern, that is, it does not flow beyond its limits. Many of the contours have sequins, giving the fabric a slight shimmer that looks incredibly beautiful.
Important! After complete drying, the paint loses its saturation a little, so you need to try to choose the most successful color.
After applying the design, the fabric should be allowed to dry thoroughly for at least a day. Then the design must be ironed from the wrong side.
Important! In the future, it is recommended to wash a jacket with such decor at a temperature no higher than 30 degrees.
Whitening and ombre method
How to update a denim jacket at minimal cost? Good old white will help you with this. Even if it is not possible to achieve a smooth transition, products with chaotic stains look quite stylish:
- With the help of pins and bleach, you can make an entire design on the fabric or apply perfectly even stripes. To make a jacket a little lighter, you can use even the most ordinary powder, because washing at 60 degrees can make such minor changes to the appearance of clothes.
- Hydrogen peroxide is also often used as a bleach. More precisely, a few tablespoons of the product are added to the powder.
Important! For efficiency washing machine There is no need to worry, because peroxide is absolutely safe for her.
Re-stitching method
There is another option for how to decorate a denim jacket with your own hands, and it involves radically changing it. That is, you will have to alter the sleeves on the product, for which you may need the help of a specialist. The fact is that performing this process requires certain skills. As a result, the jacket will look fashionable, stylish, and original.
Important! To give the fabric a brutal look, it is better to use leather sleeves. Cozy and homemade jacket They will make fleece sleeves with a jacquard pattern.
Method of decorating with fur and peplum
Perhaps you are wondering how to decorate a leather jacket with your own hands? In principle, many of the previously listed ideas are perfect for this - stripes, decorative elements, and drawings on leather will also look great.
Fur can make both a denim and leather jacket fashionable. You can wear these things in the cold season:
- Collars, cuffs, and hood are often treated with fur.
- Smoothly falling, soft folds of the peplum can successfully emphasize the waist and give the image additional notes of femininity.
Important! The peplum can be either long or short, discreet or with a huge number of folds. Such clothes visually transform the figure, hiding too voluminous hips.
Hello! My name is Sasha Sanochki and I run the Second Street blog, dedicated to stylish and creative clothing alterations. Every day I publish 5 new materials on this topic.
It was not I who personally made all these alterations without exception. But for almost two years every day, I get up at 5 am to find (before work) 5 fresh and interesting ideas on remaking clothes from old to stylish, translate them, process all the photos, making them in the same style, write a post and publish it. In two years, exactly 3,000 of them accumulated.
Every day, in search of materials, I scroll through about 4,000 sites in the reader, and only a third of their materials relate to handmade or fashion - I find the rest of the ideas in gossip columns, style com, films, music videos and even magazines like Forbes sometimes. I just want to collect it all in one place.
I would like to show you at least a few of the 3,000 ideas accumulated on the site over 2 years:
I decided to choose only 5 ideas for each of the popular types of clothing alterations for last month, because it’s difficult to choose from 3000 equally interesting ones). And I tried to choose those that can be shown here without dragging in a bunch of photos with master classes
So, here we go:
5 ideas for altering T-shirts
1. Alteration of the vest:
I love alterations of vests). It couldn’t be simpler: a vest + a bowl of dipping paint. Looks unrealistically cool).
2. Playing with the texture of the T-shirt:
A long cotton T-shirt can be cut into circles, then washed at high temperature - the sections will curl and will not “creep” (just don’t wring it out in the machine!). Wear with a dress or leggings and a T-shirt.
3. How to tag a guy:
TeenVogue and designer Erin Fetherston give you an idea: smear your lips with acrylic paint (yuck, yuck, yeah) - and boldly leave a mark right on the collar of his T-shirt or shirt. After drying, all that remains is to iron it with the hottest possible iron - and your bookplate is on it forever. IMHO, na women's clothing somehow not very good:
...and for men - that’s it). A sweet idea for faithful and gentle lovers and a hot/playful idea for notorious machos).
4. Shirt and T-shirt dress:
What does it mean to combine beautifully)) - take a closer look - the dress is actually a mix of shirts and T-shirts cut and sewn together.
5. T-shirt - blinds:
Tutorial on how to remake two T-shirts into a sort of “blinds” T-shirt for $48 from Anthropologie - can be found on the site, it's too detailed to copy.
5 ideas for jeans alterations
1. Piece Jeans:
I think this fit would be difficult to achieve if they were actually sewn together from pieces. So, most likely, these are thin summer jeans, onto which pieces of other summer and thin ones that match in shades have been sewn. And then they cut off the bottom layer in places. In my opinion, there are only a couple of places where the main fabric up to the knees on top was actually replaced in some area with another.
2. Ulyana Kim dress:
A very beautiful combination of two types of jeans!
3. Isabel Marant painted jeans:
Painted jeans idea by Isabel Marant – permanent marker in your hands - and go!
4. Rework men's t-shirts and jeans:
Listen, well, in my opinion, this is just wildly cool! Something really interesting and wearable for guys. And for girls too. I think that you can decorate both a bag and the back of a jacket with belts in this way.
As a bonus to the picture, here’s a slightly rocker way to slightly increase the length of your jeans or save those that are frayed at the knees). Although with old, stretched and worn out jeans, I think it will look pathetic.
It’s better to use both ideas if HE decides to quit his career as an office plankton and finally become a rock musician. For the first concerts - that’s it).
5. Teddy bear made from old jeans. Just a bear):
5 ideas for shoe alterations:
1. Men's creative business shoes:
It happened, yes, it happened 5 times already. But in in this case I liked the execution - on formal men's shoes. WITH business suit and a tie should break the mold of impressionable partners. You say goodbye after the meeting, they come out from the table to shake your hand - and when they see the shoes, they hang out)….
2.Shredded Converse:
Shredded Converse – the famous model of sneakers - legends of the Converse family, released last year and ideally suited for the hot summer of 2010). They look desperately vintage - shabby, as if crumbling as they go. Ideal for delicate girlish dresses, relaxed knitwear, denim mini-shorts and skinny jeans. They have become an unusual and stylish alternative to the uniform of Moscow streets - ballet flats, gladiator sandals and high-heeled webbed sandals.
Next summer is promised to be just as stuffy, so it makes sense not to throw away your old sneakers, but to repeat this “trick” on your own - at the same time you will save $80 (regular Converse costs from $40, and the Shredded model, which is in the photo - $120).
Everything is quite simple, take nail scissors and go ahead, so below I will list just a few “essential” tips from the source (links to all sources are in the entries on the site):
1. When cutting rectangles between the blocks, make sure not to cut the rectangle behind the leg, at the heel. There should remain a dense rectangular section intended by the manufacturer - it is this that will ultimately hold back the entire structure.
2. Converse sells these models with or without a tongue, depending on the color. Decide what is more convenient for you. If you decide to cut it, draw the same semicircle around your fingers (of the same depth) as on your favorite ballet shoes - and cut boldly. It should be 1-1.5 cm wide - wider than the “rubber nose” of a sneaker. It will look like this:
3. It’s convenient to make a “tear” along the cuts simply with your fingers. Rub the edges thoroughly between your fingers as shown in the photo below. The lining of Converse frays more than the top colored thick fabric - so it’s better not to rub it, just the top colorful layer - it itself will quickly fray to the width of the top layer.
3. How to decorate men's shoes thorny, but nobly:
In this case, the shoes alone (especially if there’s a casual jacket on top) would completely captivate me.
4. Painting shoes with markers and paints:
A great idea for shoe decoration from artist Deborah Thomson. Deborah uses popular techniques with tattoo designs on shoes, and paints wedding shoes, etc. and so on.
5. Shoes with painted soles:
An original move is to paint not the shoes themselves, but only their soles. It doesn’t bend as much as shoe socks, for example, which means the paint in these places won’t crack. Given that high heels- and it will look good. For example, I always notice untorn yellow price tags on shoes in these places when I follow someone along the path)).
5 dress alteration ideas
1. Designer: the back of a sports T-shirt and a sexy dress:
I think it's very cool! From the front, you’re probably a standard “sexy kitten” – and when you turn your back, you show the world the other side of yourself – sporty and perky). And the difference in color only emphasizes this.
The jumper on top - in my opinion, looks like a strap from a cheap sports backpack)).
2. Dress with slits:
Beautiful texture and a way to revive an old dress by throwing a second one on top. On the top dress, if it is made of acetate silk, the design can be “burned out” with a standard wood burner. At school we used to burn out entire lace collars for each other during handicraft lessons.
3. Glowing paints:
Remember, earlier at VDNKh, for example, in the Culture pavilion, luminous paints for fabric were sold in departments with various luminous nonsense? In small round plastic tubes. In addition, they are often found in various stalls, especially for some reason near the station).
This is what you get if you paint clothes with them:
One of my friends used these tubes (of different colors) to paint a dress with a paisley pattern with such luminous colors. I simply placed dots of different colors along the contours of different cucumbers. Since during the day this paint is translucent, and the color she chose (and the dress is colorful) - during the day it was completely unnoticeable. And at night it was a bomb! It looked very even - not at all vulgar, but as elegant as possible - apparently due to the subtlety of the design.
4. Decorate a simple dress:
A zebra is not a zebra, a mask is not a mask... in general, this is how, with the help of appliqué, an ordinary white trapeze dress was given an almost mystical look.
5. NedoBeckham reworked a Joseph Altuzarra turtleneck dress.
A new up-and-coming designer is Jezzef Altuzarra and his idea (he clearly sympathizes with Victoria Beckham and her models) to remake the sweater dress:
You will need:
Cotton jersey turtleneck dress (they used American Apparel).
Two shoulder pads.
Scissors, needles and threads.
The recipe for “feeling a little Vicky” is simple:
We cut off the sleeves so as to leave the “wings” at a slight angle.
Using the remnants of the sleeves, we cover the overhead “hangers” on one side.
We hem them on the inside of the dress, at the same time slightly bending the edges.
5 ideas for altering jackets
1. This jacket costs $410 - and the required quantity of pins costs 500-700 rubles. And every second person has a jacket in the Chanel style;).
2. An idea for remaking a jacket from the 2011 lookbook by Junky Styling designers.
3. Jacket with transparent back:
A jacket with part of the back replaced with a transparent insert. In the show room, the top of the jacket consisted of two parts, one on top of the other: when altering your jacket, you can simply cut it and sew transparent fabric folded inside, sewing it into the side seams:
By the way, did you notice the ribbon decor on the trousers?
4. Another Zara coat:
Zara seems to have finally remembered where they started and started making “edgy” things again. Another Zara coat in my selections is further confirmation of this.
The original reverse side of the collar - usually the leather is sewn there (it also allows you to keep the collar “raised” - for example, that’s the only way I walk). It can be made from a beautiful tie) - it looks like that’s what was done here.
5 shirt alteration ideas:
1. Shirt makeover idea from ASOS.com:
2. Pants - saruel from a shirt:
Alteration of shirts. If everything is clear with the top (everything was cut off at the level of the pockets and elastic) - then an explanation of the fact that how to make pants a la “saruel” from a shirt– see under the cut:
Source material).
Having outlined a semicircle, we sew the collar along it.
We steam the pockets carefully - they will prevent the shirt material from draping plastically.
In the end it should look like this (after you sew up the hole where the collar should be):
The design is adjustable at the waist with a knot).
3. Unusually “stained” shirt:
Ingenious, unusually soiled shirt)! In a bright cage - turquoise - purple - I will definitely repeat it for myself. It will be enough, I think, to dip it 6/8 in black paint on fabric like Dylon (it doesn’t need to be heated, boiled, or other perversions).
4. A neat way to reduce your shirt size:
5. Hybrid:
Hybrid GMO shirts and hoodies from Hussein Chalayan.
5 accessory ideas
1. 0_o suddenly!
Garter chain for stockings.
2. Congenial Clutch:
One of the few easy-to-sew clutch bags, which only benefits from ease of manufacture. And the pattern for such a clutch couldn’t be simpler and is sold in every second store - I just bought croissants at Azbuka Vkusa today, for example) - in a craft bag of the ideal size for this purpose.
3. Ring bracelet:
If you have been proposed to 8 times and you have never returned the ring, you can make a bracelet out of them and wear it proudly, like a savage, a necklace made from the scalps of defeated enemies. Well, kind of like how stars are painted on airplanes for those shot down in battle).
4. Shoulder straps on the coat:
To make leather shoulder straps like this on a coat, all you need is leather from one glove. Another thing is that they need to be “supported” with something - for example, a belt made of leather of the same texture.
5. Bags and backpacks from leather jackets:
We have written many times about bags made from old leather jackets. But personally I love it Firstly, backpacks, secondly - this is a simplified, a la masculine style in bags:
I couldn’t even choose what to show you – I liked everything so much! And the prices are quite realistic, not overpriced.
and for a snack - 5 interior ideas:
1. T-shirt rugs:
Laura is a seamstress with over 20 years of experience and great taste. That's why she managed to build successful business This is what many people are trying to make money from: recycling T-shirts from second-hand stores into carpets and rugs.
Laura's rugs always attract attention with their subtle combinations of colors and original forms. 20 photos - under the cut (and there you will also find a link to the photo - a master class on crocheting a similar rug - the main thing there is to understand how to hide the ends by tying cut T-shirts together). Laura herself, in my opinion, braids them, after which she painstakingly sews the braids together ( I would like to know what kind of machine or foot she manages to take such thickness). It takes her 3-4 months to make one carpet from T-shirts.
2. How to decorate a wall with old magazines:
Idea for super budget wall decor from Irina: these strips are simply rolled up and flattened magazine pages glued to a base.
Moreover, you can decorate not only the wall, but also vases in this way:
And photo frames:
3. Bears - pillows made from shirts:
Annika Jermyn sews bears from old shirts, calling them Mister _ below is the individual name of each _ and sells for $75. You can even order from your own shirt. The toys are large - 40 centimeters high and 48 centimeters wide.
4. Pillows with interesting textures:
Handmade sofa cushion with an ingenious texture. For such labor-intensive work, $265 is not a pity.
Although this $110 pillow with a British flag made of leather is no worse.
5. Cool dude, yo! Mr. Ben Venom sews patchwork quilts from old T-shirts with prints in the spirit of Heavy Metal - in the same style. For connoisseurs, so to speak).
In general, I invite you all to visit Second Street who are interested in the topic of clothing or interior alterations)).
PS. The last thing is that we have competitions there, participate with your ideas, the prizes will be good)!
Master Class. The second life of denim pants.
01. To work you will need:
- jeans that for some reason do not suit you,
- floral fabric for finishing and appliqué (leftovers will come in handy),
- beads for straps - 10 pcs,
- buttons or snaps for fastening and centers of floral motifs,
- sewing machine, scissors, matching thread color...
02. Alteration: we will transform jeans (flares) into a sundress (apron).
03. In our work we use decorative elements: - applique using the Yo-Yo (Yo-Yo) technique - decorative machine stitching (or hand embroidery). - brooch and straps with beads.
04. Uncover. Take the jeans and cut along three lines. Horizontally - cut off the upper part from the legs, capturing the seam of the seat. And vertically, along the legs - cutting approximately in the center (only the front part).
05. Construction. We connect the canvases according long sides and grind (the middle of the front of the future sundress). We press the allowances of the central seam in one direction, on the front side for better fixation of the allowances - inconspicuous stitching into the edge of the seam with matching threads. Important: factory seams without branded stitching (usually the inside seams of jeans) should be on the back, decorative seams on the front. We outline the contour lines of the apron (bib) according to the design and cut it out. Can be cut according to finished pattern apron or pin the fabric to the mannequin and outline the contours. Note: the seam line can be made curly - for tazing. Back, factory seams without finishing can also be adjusted according to the silhouette. If it’s not enough, we make additional shallow darts on the sides.
06. Floral chintz trim will transform our future sundress and give it a romantic touch.
07. Beika. We edge the open sections of the sundress. For the binding, we cut out strips of fabric approximately equal in length to the length of the cut being processed, and in width equal to twice the width of the finished binding + seam allowances. Single facing (back edges of the sundress) Cut out a strip approximately 4 cm wide. A) Smooth the seam allowances, bend the edges towards the center (it is convenient to use a strip of cardboard for the template). B) Fold it in half lengthwise and iron it. C) Lay out the binding and pin one side to the edge (with the front side facing the back of the sundress). We grind, almost reaching the fold line. D) Turn the binding over the seam to the right side and pin it with a stitching seam. D) Carefully stitch along the edge (you can sew with a hidden seam). E) From the inside, if the thread is the same color, the stitching is practically invisible.
08. Double facing. We cut out a strip approximately 6 cm wide (allowances are approximately 1 cm). A) Fold the facing in half - wrong side inward. Let's smooth it out. B) We pin the cuts to the upper edge of the canvas on the front side. C) Turn it to the wrong side (for convenience, you can baste it) D) On the front side, carefully sew at the edge of the facing so that the stitching is not noticeable.
09. Frill and fringe. A) At the bottom of the sundress we put a frill, fabric into strips (if it is plain fabric, it is more convenient to tear it with your hands, then the fringe will turn out even) B) We lay the strip with folds and attach it with blue threads so that the stitching seam is not noticeable on the front side. Pockets. C) We transfer the finished parts of the pockets from the jeans to the sundress, and decorate the edge with fringe. Fabric fringe will look more aesthetically pleasing, and no one will guess that the pocket was cut from another place. D) The blue threads with which we attach the pocket are not noticeable at all (we make two lines near the original ones, the second “seals” the fringe and is not accessible from inside the pocket). E) A little trick: if the pocket has a welt entrance and a rivet fastener, the mating part of the rivet can be transplanted with the “meat” by cutting it out of the jeans along with the area of fabric around the rivet, then stitching it (then you won’t have to spend money and punch a new button). The top of the jeans will still go to a good cause.
10. Yo-Yo technique (YO-YO). This is one of the types patchwork using round elements. One of the variations of the motifs is the hexagon. The element is attractive not only because of its clear geometric shape, but also because no tools are required for its assembly - the round blank is folded without basting, like origami.
11. Making Yo-Yo. A) Cut out a round blank with a diameter of approximately 10-11 cm. You can simplify the task so as not to build (remember how you cut out snowflakes) - fold the square of fabric into a cone and round the corner. B) Fold in half, smooth the middle (we do this horizontally and vertically) C) Unfold and mark the middle. Fold one side so that the edge is on the middle line. Smooth the edge. D) Fold the formed edge on one side towards the middle. Smooth again. E) Repeat the procedure. G) Attention!: folds are laid in a circle in one direction. H) To fix the folds, we pin them with pins. I) The last fold is corrected (otherwise it will look the other way) K) Iron the edges.
12. Decorative elements – flowers and leaves. A) We lay out our Yo-Yoshka back: the smoothed contours of the hexagon will be noticeable. B, E) Attach the element to the sundress along the inner edge (marked with a dotted line), slightly departing from the intended contour. This principle gives some liveliness to the edges and volume. Sew a button in the center and decorate with a zipper stem. C, D) We cut out the leaves and attach them: we use a light thread to make vein stitches (you can embroider them by hand).
13. Improvised twigs, stems. We connect the “flowers” and leaves with a decorative stitch, which acts as a stem. You can first outline the composition with chalk.
14. Details. When the back sides of the sundress are closed, the overall picture of Yo-Yo emerges. From the same floral fabric, with the addition of jeans, we make the straps for our sundress. The strap option can be chosen depending on the style. You can use ready-made denim accessories and sew simple straps from denim. If you want originality, we make straps with beads.
15. Original beaded straps. Two in one: hold and decorate. The base is cut from floral fabric (finished width ~ 3 cm). The strap consists of two stitched parts, since the length will be sufficient - about 1.45 m. We sew together a narrow pipe, turn it inside out, iron it... We decorate the top of the sundress with a drawstring and thread a strap. We put in beads (5 on each side), and make the bridges from denim. We sew the strap to the edge (the bead area is not affected). On top of the strap, to revive it, we attach a denim strip. Decorative stitching will decorate and protect the edges from excessive fringe.
16. Accordion detail. At the back, the straps are joined; the connecting link is a metal half-ring, to which the ends of the straps are attached, and a denim accordion piece (elastic band inside). Such a design, like on suspenders, will give a margin of freedom and ensure comfortable wearing (simple straps either tend to slip or pull, and overlap is not always appropriate on the back). The ends of the straps can be stitched or made with several buttons to further adjust the length (when putting on a thicker top).
17. Four-button closure. You can additionally sew a secret button from the inside just below, so as not to be afraid. The sides can be made with a wrap if the volume allows (if the width is not enough, join them like on an apron - sew on a zipper or ties and wear them with leggings).
18. Flower brooch. The brooch is spontaneous - from what is at hand (segments of an old zipper and the rest of the frill were used), shape and design - depends on your imagination. Bring your own romance into the item.
19. And we got such a sundress!
